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lWILLIAM W. POTTER-OF BUFFALO, NEW "YORK,

Lemie Parent No. 77,759, dans May 12, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN STENGIL-PLATES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON CERN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. POTTER, of the city of Buffalo, county ot Erie, and State of New York,L have invented a certain new and improved Stencil-Plate; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full and exact description thereof, ref 'crencc being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of'this'specication, in whichv Figure I is a transverse vertical section.

Figure II is a top'plan view.

Figure III is a bottom plan view.

The nature of this invention relates to an improved arrangement of parts, by which separate letters may be readily and securely attached to a plate or frame, in a mannerto form any desired name, firm, or words, and consists, vrst, in cutting or stamping letters out of separate pieces of thin sheet metal, and bending the ends ot'v the said strips of metal over in such manner that 4they may be fitted upon a slotted plate or tongue -in the proper consecutive order for a desired name, hrm, or word; second, in the combination and arrangement of a main frame or plate, the slotted tongue, and stencilled letters, in a manner to form a convenient, adjustable, and changeable stencil-plate; third, in an improved `m'ode of fastening the slotted tongue, which supports the steneille-(l letters, to the mainframe or plate.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures.

A represents the main supporting-frameor plate, which has one, two, or more slots or openings, o f the proper length andnvidth for the desired size and amount of lettering.

B represents a tongue o'rstrip, uponwhich the stencilled letters C are supported. One of these strips is placed opposite each of the slots or openings made in the mai-n plate, and each of them has also a longitudinal opening opposite the slot in the plate A. Upon one end the strip is eitherv hinged o'r riveted to the main plate, as 'shown at b", the other endbeing fastened to the bottom of the plate by means of the latch D, Fig. III.

Thevsteneilled letters, C, are made of separate strips of thin metal, and may bearrang'cd upon the tongue B in the proper consecutive order to form a desired word or firm. Theends of'each strip C are bent over in a manner to clasp the side edges of the slotted tongue B, and so that the strips may be passed longitudinally from the free end of the tongue to the hinged end in the proper consecutive order. The sides of the strips are made perfectly parallel for the purpose of insuring a tight vlit andpreventing the ink from making a perpendicular line between the several letters or strips.

This improved stencil-plate is cheap of construction and quickly taken apart for changing the letters. Its llexibility and convenience of operation make it most desirable to merchants and others who need a stencilplate which they can adjust and change according to their varied requirements.

What I claim as my'invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A slotted plate, A, attached to'the stencil-plate B at one end, while the other end is free, substantially as and for the purposes set fort-h.

2. The combination of the slotted plate A, stencil-plate B, the C-formed letters sliding on plate B and the latch D, substantially as and for th'e purposes described.

WILLIAM 'W. POTTER. Witnesses: y A

Gnus. F. Tanon,

B. H. MUEBLE. 

